Western Powers Press Russia to Enable All-German Elections
The United States Britain and France urged the Soviet commander in Germany General Chuikov to allow free All-German elections tied to guarantees of personal freedoms. They proposed a four power supervisory body and an All-German constitution within Western principles, opposing a separate peace that would divide Germany. The move came amid Berlin’s large Communist youth rally in focus.
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Bonn
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Russia
U. S
V. I. Chuikov
Voters Warned of Deadline for Primary Registration
Taylor County Clerk Ed St. Clair urged voters to register or transfer before July 3 for the August 7 primary. Those who moved or changed precincts must update records at the courthouse clerk office. longtime unregistered voters will be removed under state law. All changes must be reflected in poll books at the courthouse.
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Taylor County
Ed Ot Clair
Lair
Mr. St. Clair
June Week Ceremonies Begin At Naval Academy
At Annapolis Maryland the famous rang dance opens the June Week social events for the Class of 1951 and their guests as midshipmen and families arrive for a week of ceremonies leading to graduation of about 690 new officers next Friday.
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Annapolis
Annapolis Naval Academy
Midshipmen
Propaganda Show Won't Hurt Germany Says British Commandant
The British commandant in Berlin says the large propaganda rally by young German Communists will harm only the Communists and will end in a western Allied victory. About 200000 youths are urged to behave while a six hour parade looms Sunday. Allies strengthen key zones with troops armored cars and barbed wire to prevent trouble.
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Germany
Berlin
Miss Grafton Sentinel contest ballots deadline described
Monday evening at 5 such as the deadline for voting in the Miss Grafton Sentinel contest. Ballots were printed in yesterday's Sentinel and readers were asked to cast three votes one for a Graf ton High School senior girl one for a St Augustine senior girl and one alternate. Residents in Flemington area will vote for Flemington high senior girl and the same person may not vote for both Flemington and the locals.
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Miss Grafton Sentinel
Sentinel
Grafton
Taylor County
Grafton High School
St. Augustine
Flemington
Alemington High
Oth Flemington
Wealthy Child Kidnapped in Mexico City Case
A six year old daughter of Samuel Granat a millionaire and movie house operator was kidnapped in Mexico City. Two men seized Norma Granat as she and her nurse left her father’s home after dawn. They handed the nurse a ransom note demanding eighteen thousand dollars in gold and warned police action would endanger the child. Granat’s fortune is estimated at one to two million dollars.
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Washington
Mexico City
Norma Granat
Samuel Granat
Granat
VolunteerOffers To Grade Clear Playgrounds In Taylor County
Volunteers offered to grade and clear debris at multiple Taylor County playground sites for summer use by county children. Randall McKinney was named chairman of the committee to determine playground locations, with Charles Lockard and Walter Wolfe as members. The Board of Education donated 1000 dollars to fund supervisors and equipment.
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Taylor County
Fetterman
Hilltop
Bluesville
Parkview
Maple Avenue
Pruntytown
Webster
Rosemont
Haymond
Randall McKinney
Grafton Senior High School
Charles Lockard
Walter Wolfe
Virgil Rohrbough
Taylor County Board of Trade
Board of Education
Escaped Prisoners Nabbed One Still At Large
One of two prisoners who escaped from the Riverside Drive stone quarry labor crew yesterday afternoon is recaptured. Charles Lilly, 25, a former Raleigh county resident, surrendered to two men from Webster last night and was returned to authorities. Both men faced sentences of two to ten years. officials remain on the lookout for the second escapee.
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Riverside Drive
Charles Lilly
Raleigh County
Webster
Lilly
Harry Batson
Four Seniors Take Places Of Honor In Annual Event
Four graduating seniors were honored at a local parochial school ceremony marking the start of national observances. Anna Saccone and Wilma Tighe wore aqua and yellow, with Litzinger and Joan Watson among the senior boys serving as acolytes. May queen Rose Ann Ford wore white with a colonial bouquet, leading a court that included Carlo Jo Shay and Sharon Neason.
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Anna Marie Sacceone
L. Saccone
St. John Street
Wilma Tighe
C. J. Hussion
Robert Litzinger
Charles Litzinger
West Main Street
Joan Watson
John M. Waters
West
Washington Street
Rose Ann Ford
St. Augustine Church School
John. F. Ford
Shie
Carlo Jo Shay
Sharon Neason
Bar- St. Augustin
Princess Fathia Weds Commoner Amid Cairo's Wrath
Egypt’s 19 year old Princess Fathia married 31 year old Riad Ghaliex in San Francisco last night defying King Farouk’s orders to return to Cairo. The wedding was sanctioned by the queen mother Nezir, who voiced concern over Cairo’s silence as the couple honeymoon.
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Egypt
Fathia
San Francisco
Farouk
Cairo
Riad Ghali
Nezir
Prisoner Baptized In Greenbrier River at Hinton
Pearl Harrah, 37, serving 99 years for attacking an eight year old, was baptized yesterday in the Greenbrier river. Rev. Harry R. Peyton performed the rite at Belle Point near Hinton. Summers County Sheriff C. B. Garten supervised as a choir sang while Harrah was immersed. He awaited transfer from Hinton to the state penitentiary and spoke calmly with his wife beforehand.
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Hinton
Pearl Harrah
Greenbrier
Harry R. Peyton
Peyton Tabernacle
Belle Point
Summers County
C. B. Garten
Harrah
State Penitentiary
Seven Men and a Blonde Held in Counterfeit Ring
Seven men and a blonde are in custody over a three million dollar counterfeit ring linked to a plot to overthrow the Dominican Republic. The blonde and four men were arrested in New York, another man taken in Miami, with two Cubans detained in Cuba. United States Attorney Irving Saypol outlines a plan to burn old Cuban currency and substitute three million dollars in new bills.
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New York
Dominican Republic
Miami
United States
Irving Saypol
Cooking School Date Just 2 Weeks Away in Grafton
Grafton homemakers await the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas cooking school set for Tuesday June 13 at 2 p.m. at Grafton Senior High School auditorium under Miss Kathryn Barnes. Barnes, a noted home economist, will show modern food prep methods, quick full-course meals, vitamin retention, and cooking with simmer-set burners.
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Grafton
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company
Grafton Senior High Schods Auditorium
Kathryn Barnes
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Home Service
Miss Barnes
Buffalo
N. Y
Iroquoi Gas Company
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Erie
Pennsylvania
Equitable Gas Company
American Gas Association
Home Service Committee
Local Boatsmen To Further Plans For Races July 2
The Tygart Lake Boat Club plans updates for July 2 boat races at Tygart Lake with a meeting tonight at 8 PM at the American Legion home on McGraw Avenue. Forest Ware of Belington chairs the boating committee and will lead, with Dorsey Setler arriving from Clarksburg to preside. Tra Poe notes more boats are expected as the lake’s popularity grows with each new summer.
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Tygart Lake
Dorsey Setler
Grafton
Clarksburg
Tra Poe
Boat Club
Manila Prison Break Claims 17 Lives In Gun Battle
The Philippines stage a major prison break in Manila with 17 dead including a guard. Five convicts and two guards wounded after 50 long term prisoners stormed the armory during a post lunch parade, triggering a two hour clash. No escapees reported.
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Manila
Philippines
Two West Virginians Die From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In Fayette county's Caperon 48 year old Wythe Richardson was found dead in his garage and the acting coroner said he killed himself. Near Poca in Putnam county 35 year old Wallard Derrick, a Manilla Creek farm hand, died after fumes from a drip gas tank incapacitated him as he climbed into a 12 foot tank to retrieve a fallen bucket.
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Charleston
Fayette County
Caperon
Wythe Richardson
Virgil Lyons
Richardson
Poca
Putnam County
Manilla Creek
Wallard Derrick
Derrick
Break in UN Deadlock Hopes Lean Toward China
U N Secretary General Trygve Lie, after Moscow London Paris and Washington talks, said he expects a definite break in the China deadlock by June or July. He reported Russia backs UN functioning but would not reveal details of memoranda or proposals from President Truman.
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World Organization
Lie
Truman
Stalin
Moscow
Inquest date set for Chicago fire tragedy
An inquest is scheduled for June first in Chicago over a deadly streetcar and gasoline truck crash. Bodies remain at Cook County morgue as relatives identify victims. Debates persist on escape routes while four doors opened during evacuation. Thirty dead include the truck driver. many injured, with Red Cross sheltering refugees from eight destroyed two story buildings.
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Chicago
Cook County
Sie
Red Cross
Young People To Aid In Poppy Sales
Volunteers for the American Legion Auxiliary are enrolling youths from various groups and the Auxiliary itself to distribute memorial poppies tomorrow. Poppy chairman Mrs. Joseph Gamsjager says the effort honors the nation's war dead and helps receive donations for veterans welfare.
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American ‘Legion’ Auxiliarys
Joseph Gamsjager
American Legion Auxiliary
Rescue Party Still Hunts Boy Who Drowned In River
In Matewan near the Tug River an 11 year old boy George Burgete of Buskirk Kentucky drowned while wading near a bridge. A companion said he frightened after stepping into a deep hole and disappeared. The search is led by Matewan High School basketball coach Hub Cline.
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Matewan
Mingo, Equaty
Tug River
George Burgette
Walter Burgette
Buskirk
Kentucky
Tug
Bobby Williamson
George
Two Choices for West Virginia Taxpayers on School Bond Amendment
The State Chamber of Commerce says WV taxpayers face two options in a proposed school bond amendment to be voted this fall. They may approve the amendment, reversing local control over school buildings and costs, or surrender their prerogatives on taxes and school facilities.
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Charleston
State Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
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